Natural Resources Wales

Natural Resources Wales
Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru
Welsh Government Sponsored Body overview
Formed1 April 2013 (2013-04-01)
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionWales
HeadquartersTŷ Cambria, Newport Road, Cardiff
51°29′04″N 3°10′02″W / 51.4845°N 3.1671°W / 51.4845; -3.1671
Employees1,900
Annual budget£180 million GBP
Minister responsible
Welsh Government Sponsored Body executives
  • Sir David Henshaw [1], Interim Chair
  • Clare Pillman, Chief Executive
Websitenaturalresources.wales
Map
Image showing all of Wales highlighted in orange
Natural Resources Wales is responsible for environmental protection & regulation and the maintenance of natural resources throughout Wales

Natural Resources Wales (Welsh: Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru) is a Welsh Government sponsored body, which became operational from 1 April 2013, when it took over the management of the natural resources of Wales.[2] It was formed from a merger of the Countryside Council for Wales, Environment Agency Wales, and the Forestry Commission Wales, and also assumed some other roles formerly performed by the Welsh Government.

  1. ^ "Written Statement - NRW Chair Recruitment". Welsh Government. 15 August 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference WG-NaturalResourcesWales was invoked but never defined (see the help page).